The Resistance (event)

"Join “The Resistance" in the latest community event for Call of Duty®: WWII! The event features free content, available to all players, like the all-new Resistance Division, new weapons and uniforms used in uprisings across Europe during World War II. Participate in new limited-time game mode events and rotating 2XP playlists across Multiplayer, War Mode, and Zombies. Plus, log in weekly to get a free Resistance Supply Drop."

Also released with the Resistance division were two basic trainings, Saboteur and Shifty. Saboteur, unlocked by default for all players, grants a shorter fuse time on all lethal grenades, as well as granting two lethals per life. Shifty, unlocked by prestiging the Resistance division, grants the player another attachment on their pistol, ammo regeneration for their pistol and the ability to have pistol magazines instantly refill when switching to a sidearm.

Released with the update arrived three ranged weapons and one melee weapon. The ranged weapons include the Orsosubmachine gun, the Volkssturmgewehrrifle, and the 9mm SAPpistol, whilst the melee weapon is the Combat Knife. Players are able to earn these weapons via completing specific challenges or opening a variant in a supply drop. Opening a variant in a supply drop does not grant the player the base weapon, however they are free to use the variant they have obtained. The only exception to this is the base variant of the 9mm SAP, which is unlocked by prestiging the Resistance Division once.

On February 13th, 2018, a second update was released for The Resistance event which brought two new ranged weapons, the Enfield No. 2 and Reichsrevolver pistols.[3]

Also arriving with The Resistance were the launches of the gamemodes Prop Hunt and Demolition, as well as the return of the mode Gun Game as Resistance Gun Game. Each mode was fitted with specific orders to earn Resistance supply drops. Prop Hunt was available to play from January 23rd, 2018 to January 29th, 2018 and from February 20th, 2018 to February 27th, 2018. Demolition was available to play from February 6th, 2018 to February 12th, 2018 and from February 20th, 2018 to February 27th, 2018, coupled with Search and Destroy in the playlist Bomb Moshpit. Resistance Gun Game was available to play from February 13th, 2018 to February 20th, 2018.

During the Resistance event, an easter egg was present in the Headquarters, requiring the player to "listen" to a transmission and activate ten beeping radios ten seconds apart. Successful completion of this easter egg will cause a plane to fly over the Headquarters and drop copious amounts of leaflets of the individual resistance movements, similar to throwing a grenade inside the tires of the Firing Range.

The Daily Order icon during the event

The Weekly Order icon during the event

The Special Order icon during the event

The Contract icon during the event

Some of the Graffiti plastered around the Headquarters during the event

Some of the Graffiti plastered around the Headquarters during the event

Some of the Graffiti plastered around the Headquarters during the event

Some of the Graffiti plastered around the Headquarters during the event

For a limited time, Resistance Supply Drops were available to the player, able to be earnt by specific Orders, after games or through purchases. Resistance Bribes were also added through specified orders, granting players three duplicate protected Resistance items. One free Resistance Supply Drop was given to the player for free per week via the Mail, for a maximum of five for the entire duration of the event. Inside Resistance Supply Drops were two items from the normal collection pool, and one item from the Resistance collection pool. The Resistance supply drops are the only method of obtaining The Resistance exclusive items available to the player during the event.

The release of The Resistance was also accompanied with new supply drop content available through drops or collections. An item found in a supply drop that is from the Resistance collections are noted with the Resistance division logo and a dark red tone on the back of the card.

The French flag, the Cross of Lorraine and the French phrases "Vive Les F.F.I." ("Long live the F.F.I."), "Forces Françaises de l'intérieur" ("French Forces of the Interior"), "la victoire sera nôtre" ("The victory will be ours") and "Nous sommes les Libérateurs" ("We are the liberators") can be seen painted on walls during the event.

The Czechoslovakian flag and the Czech phrases "Smrt Nacistickým vrahům" ("Death to Nazi killers"), "Pravda Vítězí!!" ("Truth Wins!!"), "Za Naše Padlé" ("For our fallen"), "Smrt Nacistickým okupantům" ("Death to Nazi occupiers") and "ČSR" (acronym for "Česko-Slovenská republika", the name of the Czechoslovak Republic) can be seen painted on walls during the event.